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1 BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION , VOLUME 1 25 JUNE 2015 Operations AIR ADVISOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publication is available for downloading or ordering on the e-publishing website at RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication OPR: AF/A3OM Certified by: AF/A3O (Brig Gen Giovanni K. Tuck) Pages: 39 This instruction implements Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) _Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-42, Irregular Warfare; AFPD 10-43, Stability Operations; and is consistent with Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) _AFI , Security Force Assistance; AFPD 16-1, International Affairs; and AFPD 3626, Total Force Development. It establishes the United States Air Force (USAF) air advisor education and training program and applies to all Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), and Air National Guard (ANG) units and personnel, and government civilians involved in the development, management, and execution of air advisor education and training. If detailed in the terms of the governing contract, the provisions of this instruction may also apply to contractors responsible for air advisor education and training activities. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to AF/A3OM, 112 Luke Street, Building 5683, Suite 140, Joint Base Anacostia- Bolling, DC, 20032, using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Form 847s from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may be supplemented at any level, but all direct supplements must be routed to AF/A3OM for coordination prior to certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier ( T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3 ) number following the compliance statement. See AFI , Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the publication office of primary responsibility (OPR) for non-tiered compliance items. A waiver remains in effect until the approving official cancels it in writing, the publication is revised, or the waiver expires. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual

2 2 AFI V1 25 JUNE 2015 (AFMAN) , Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located in the Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS). The authorities to collect or maintain the records prescribed in the publication are 10 USC 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; Executive Order 9397, Numbering System for Federal Accounts Relating to Individual Persons, as amended; and AFI , Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and Enlisted). The applicable SORN, F036 AF PC C, Military Personnel Records System, is available at: px Chapter 1 GENERAL GUIDANCE Purpose General Key Definitions and Terms Scope Applicability Air Advisor Education and Training Course Guidance Air Advisor Scheduling Priorities Exemptions and Waivers Chapter 2 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Overview Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations (AF/A3) Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel (AF/A1) Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection (AF/A4) Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Requirements (AF/A5/8) Director, Studies, Analyses and Assessments (AF/A9) Surgeon General of the Air Force (AF/SG) Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs (SAF/IA) AETC/CC AFSOC/CC Commanders of C-MAJCOMs/C-NAFs Commanders of Supporting Commands (including AFRC and ANG) Unit Commander Responsibilities Student Responsibilities

3 AFI V1 25 JUNE Contractor Personnel Chapter 3 AIR ADVISOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING LEVELS Common Training Standards for SFA Missions Air Advisor Education and Training Levels Table 3.1. Air Advisor Education and Training Levels Air Advisor Education and Training Requirements Air Advisor Education and Training Methods Air Advisor Education and Training KSAAs Determining Requirements for Air Advisor Training Air Advisor KSAAs Qualitative Requirements Table 3.2. Air Advisor Education and Training Level Qualitative Requirements Chapter 4 ADDITIONAL AIR ADVISOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING Overview MQT Continuation Training Specialized Training Requalification Training Chapter 5 AIR ADVISOR INSTRUCTOR TRAINING Overview Responsibilities Instructor Trainee Requirements Attachment 1 GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION 27 Attachment 2 SAMPLE QUALITATIVE REQUIREMENTS 39

4 4 AFI V1 25 JUNE 2015 Chapter 1 GENERAL GUIDANCE 1.1. Purpose. The purpose of this instruction is to provide USAF guidance and direction on the education and training of Airmen conducting air advising activities and operations with partner nations General. The core mission of the air advisor is to impart professional aviation knowledge and skills to foreign security forces (FSF) in order to improve their airpower capabilities to meet both U.S. and partner nation objectives. Air advising consists of the following five basic activities: assessing, training, advising, assisting, and equipping. Additional information about air advisors can be found in AFI , Volume 3 (V3), Air Advising Operations and Air Force Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (AFTTP) 3-4.5, Air Advising The USAF organizes, trains, and equips Airmen to conduct air advising activities in support of combatant commander (CCDR) theater campaign plans (TCPs) and global campaign plans, commander Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) campaign support plans (CSPs), and associated security cooperation country plans to execute missions governed by Titles 10 and 22 of the U.S. Code Security Cooperation (SC)-related activities and missions executed by air advisors include, but are not limited to, security assistance (SA), security force assistance (SFA), security sector assistance (SSA), foreign internal defense (FID), building partnerships (BP), building partner capacity (BPC), building partner aviation capacity (BPAC), aviation enterprise development (AED), and other engagements as directed by appropriate authorities. Air advising efforts help facilitate humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR), counter drug (CD), counter transnational organized crime (CTOC), counterterrorism (CT), stability operations, and other irregular warfare (IW) activities Air advisor education and training provides Airmen with a foundational capability to successfully engage with FSF counterparts inside a partner nation. It emphasizes the right mix of language, regional expertise, and culture IAW AFI , Air Force Language, Region, and Culture Program. It also develops air advisor core knowledge and skills, and required fieldcraft/force protection skills to plan, execute, and assess SC-related missions across the range of military operations in support of U.S. national interests Air advisor education and training programs develop and maintain different levels of proficiency for effective air advisor employment. Air advisor education and training is tailored to provide Airmen the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their duties in any operating environment (i.e., permissive, uncertain, and hostile environments) Air advisor education and training programs ensure Airmen assigned to conduct air advisor duties obtain and maintain requisite training. These programs: Support pre-deployment training for Airmen tasked through the Global Force Management process to fill recurring and emergent mission taskings supporting CCDR.

5 AFI V1 25 JUNE Support mission-ready training for designated air advisor forces/units that execute SC missions in support of CCDR objectives Support Airmen tasked to conduct other SC missions and activities as required Documents associated with this instruction include the Graduate Program Requirements Document (GPRD), which addresses student production for courses sponsored by Air Education and Training Command (AETC), and the Air Advisor Education and Training Program Guidance Letter (PGL), which prioritizes student production SOF students attending AETC-sponsored courses are included in the GPRD Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) determines student production at AFSOC education and training venues The Education and Training Course Announcements (ETCA) website at provides general information on General Purpose Force (GPF) air advisor and combat aviation advisor (CAA) courses and locations Key Definitions and Terms. Attachment 1 contains a glossary of references and supporting information, to include abbreviations, acronyms, and terms used in this publication. This document does not include a complete list of multi-service and USAF brevity terms and acronyms that may be applicable to air advisors Air Advisor: An Airman specially trained and educated to apply aviation support and operational expertise to assess, train, advise, assist, and equip partner nations in the development, sustainment, and employment of their aviation enterprise to meet their national security needs, in support of U.S. interests. This includes both GPF and Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel Designated Air Advisor Forces/Units: Those forces and/or units with air advising designed operational capability (DOC) statements and mission essential tasks (MET). Designated air advisor forces/units have readiness requirements for personnel, training, and equipment, if applicable, and report those requirements in status of resources and training system (SORTS) and defense readiness reporting system (DRRS). Personnel assigned to the air advising mission in designated forces/units are required to accomplish air advisor education and training at the Advanced or Basic level prior to reporting ready for the air advisor mission Designated air advisor forces/units that require the Advanced level of air advisor training include those assigned to conduct BPC/SFA as a primary mission such as Mobility Support Advisory Squadrons and Contingency Response Group air advisor branches Expeditionary Air Advisor Forces: Those individuals, teams, or units, who are not aligned with an air advising DOC statements or MET. Consequently, expeditionary air advisor forces have no specific readiness requirements for personnel, training, and equipment and do not report such requirements in SORTS and DRRS. Expeditionary air advisor forces are required to accomplish air advisor education and training at the Advanced or Basic level to serve in an expeditionary air advisor capacity Air Advising Augmentees: Those forces, not defined as air advisors, but who support air advising activities. Air advising augmentees require some level of training as determined

6 6 AFI V1 25 JUNE 2015 by applicable theater requirements and/or the supported organization. Note: See AFI V3 paragraph for minimum training requirements for an air advising team composition When using this instruction, the following terms apply: Must, will, or shall indicate a mandatory requirement Should is normally used to indicate a preferred or recommended option or method of accomplishment May indicates an acceptable or satisfactory method or option Note indicates operating procedures, techniques, etc., which are considered necessary to emphasize Scope. This instruction prescribes USAF procedures and responsibilities for planning, scheduling, resourcing, managing, and executing air advisor education and training This instruction governs all USAF air advisor education and training to meet missionready requirements for Airmen assigned to designated and expeditionary air advisor forces/units and those selected for temporary expeditionary taskings. The portion of air advisor education and training developed to specifically meet GCC-mandated predeployment training requirements (e.g., force protection/fieldcraft) is subject to USAF expeditionary skills training guidance and oversight Aircrew qualification and maintenance certification programs for USAF personnel operating/maintaining non-usaf aircraft in support of SC are governed by applicable 11- or 21-series instructions and/or guidance by the governing authority. MAJCOMs may develop guidance addressing the air advisor education and training for aircrew and maintenance personnel Applicability The policies and requirements in this instruction apply to all Airmen specifically assigned and/or tasked to perform duties as an air advisor in support of USAF SC missions, Airmen who support air advising activities, and USAF organizations conducting air advisor education and training. It also defines Headquarters (HQ) USAF and USAF major command (MAJCOM) authorities and responsibilities related to air advisor education and training GPF, SOF, government civilians, and contractors pursuant to a contractual relationship may serve as USAF air advisors. Military members and civil servants overseeing contractors acting as air advisors must assure that contractors do not perform inherently governmental duties or engage in personal services as part of the air advisor duties performed Contractors adhere to the requirements of the governing contract. Every attempt shall be made to integrate the education and training requirements in this instruction and methods for funding these requirements into contracts for air advisors Air Advisor Education and Training Course Guidance. Airmen conducting air advising missions will be qualified at the minimum level required per unit MET or as a result of specific mission task requirements (T-1). Air advisor training levels are defined in this instruction as either the Basic, Advanced, or CAA. MAJCOMs conducting air advisor education and training

7 AFI V1 25 JUNE will develop syllabi in accordance with these levels and the education and training standards specified in this instruction. MAJCOMs possessing designated forces/units will establish air advisor continuation training requirements and may supplement pre-deployment training requirements established in this instruction for their assigned forces (T-1) Airmen requiring air advisor education and training may complete other approved military branch, government agency, or partner nation education and training courses that meet the requirements published in this instruction. HQ AETC/A3Q serves as the approval authority for GPF seeking this option, and AFSOC serves in this capacity for SOF GPF education and training enables GPF air advisors to operate independently of, integrate with, or augment USAF SOF advisors SOF advisors are unique in that they generally fill SOF-specific requirements and operate in sensitive, austere environments under the control of the theater special operations command (TSOC), a joint special operations task force, or another SOF command and control element Air Advisor Scheduling Priorities. The annual Air Advisor Education and Training PGL provides MAJCOMs conducting air advisor education and training with a forecast of requirements for the execution year to facilitate programming, scheduling, and allocation of air advisor courses. It also serves as the means to determine funding levels The following priority levels shall be used to determine training requirements that emerge after the PGL has been determined: Priority 1: Contingency operations for USAF, other services, U.S. government (USG), and contractor personnel who are acting as air advisors per CCDR direction. A named operation like Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is an example of this category of education and training Priority 2: Designated forces/units whose specific mission is to engage with partner nation counterparts in support of SC activities that are linked to COMAFFOR CSPs or CCDR TCPs. Examples of this category of education and training include: Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center (AFSOAWC) st and 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadrons (MSAS) Contingency Response Group/Contingency Response Forces (CRG/CRF) air advisor branches Inter-American Air Forces Academy (IAAFA) instructors serving as a designated force for security assistance team (SAT)/mobile training team (MTT) augmentation U.S. Air Forces Central Command Air Warfare Center (AAWC) Other USAF organizations identified as designated air advisor forces/units Priority 3: Expeditionary air advisors whose mission includes engaging with partner nation counterparts in support of SC activities. Examples include: USAF personnel tasked to support offices of security cooperation in U.S. embassies and similar SC programs along with country-specific SC programs such as:

8 8 AFI V1 25 JUNE USAF Afghanistan-Pakistan Hands (AFPAK Hands) Extended training service specialists (ETSSs) USAF international health specialists (IHS), medical embedded training teams (ETTs), medical MTTs, and other health professionals tasked to perform air advising activities AFSOC aircrew, medical personnel, and other Service support personnel National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) th Base Defense Group personnel supporting air advising activities USAF SATs/MTTs or other SATs/MTTs supporting SC missions Defense Language Institute English Learning Center (DLIELC), Defense Institute for Medical Operations (DIMO), and USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) instructors tasked to deploy in an air advising capacity C-MAJCOM/C-NAF staff members typically assigned to Air Force Forces A5I and A5X divisions and expected to conduct campaign support and country planning and/or perform air advising activities Priority 4: Other military branches, other USG, and contractor personnel who are deploying in an aviation or aviation support capacity to conduct SC/BP/SFA activities. This category also includes partner nation personnel performing air advisor duties Priority 5: All other government/service personnel requiring SFA education and training not related to air advisors (e.g., U.S. Army personnel in country-specific SC programs, such as AFPAK Hands) Priority 6: U.S. government organizations or individuals seeking specific education and training, such as fieldcraft/force protection courses, to operate more safely and effectively in an unfamiliar environment. This category is used for personnel that, while not conducting an SC/BP/SFA mission, could benefit from courses offered at an air advising venue. Examples include Airmen tasked to deploy to a hostile environment for duties not directly related to air advising In the event that education and training venue capacity cannot accommodate all customers within a given priority level, AF/A3O will adjudicate The MAJCOM functional manager for the applicable air advisor education and training (i.e., HQ AETC/A3Q for GPF and AFSOC for SOF) approves out-of-cycle requests for education and training if within the capacity of applicable air advisor education and training venues. If requirements exceed capacity, the governing MAJCOM has the following options: Request the MAJCOM requiring out-of-cycle training provide additional funding/resources to meet the requirement Submit an estimate of the resources needed to meet the requirements to AF/A3OM for consideration.

9 AFI V1 25 JUNE Grant an exemption/waiver as detailed in paragraph When feasible, rearrange the air advisor education and training schedule or make other adjustments to accommodate the out-of-cycle request Disapprove the request Exemptions and Waivers Unless specified or otherwise delegated elsewhere in this instruction, AF/A3OM is the waiver authority for this instruction. IAW AFI , specific waiver authorities are outlined using the Tier (T-X) nomenclature [e.g., (T-0), (T-1), etc.] throughout the instruction Course Syllabus Waivers and Exemptions Exemptions may be granted when other education and training or experience meets or exceeds a specific air advisor syllabus requirement or set of requirements A waiver applies when the appropriate agency authorizes, on a case-by-case basis, a request to deviate from an approved syllabus or course requirement HQ AETC/A3Q is the authority for granting waivers and exemptions to specific GPF air advisor course syllabi to include the Air Advisor Education and Training Level Qualitative Requirements as described in Table AFSOC is the authority for granting waivers and exemptions to SOF-specific and CAA course syllabi to include the Air Advisor Education and Training Level Qualitative Requirements as described in Table 3.2.

10 10 AFI V1 25 JUNE 2015 Chapter 2 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 2.1. Overview. This chapter describes the roles and responsibilities of organizations involved in air advisor education and training programs. Roles and responsibilities include the validation/ approval, development, oversight, and management of air advisor education and training programs. Responsibilities associated with air advisor instructor education and training can be found in Chapter 5 of this instruction Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations (AF/A3) Coordinates with AF/A1 on the implementation and maintenance of a capability to track air advisor education and training of military and USAF civilian personnel to meet guidance in CJCSI , Irregular Warfare Coordinates with AETC to ensure appropriate air advisor education and training is available for all USAF military, civilian, and contractor personnel performing GPF air advisor activities Assists in identifying air advisor education and training requirements for personnel deploying in support of assignments generated at HQ USAF level Coordinates with AFSOC to ensure USAF meets SOF advisor requirements Adjudicates air advisor training priorities in the event that education and training venue capacity cannot accommodate all customers within a given priority level Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel (AF/A1) Coordinates with SAF/IA and HAF Staff on the implementation and maintenance of a capability to track air advisor education and training of military and USAF civilian personnel to meet direction in CJCSI Coordinates with AFRC and ANG to ensure similar tracking is accomplished throughout the total force Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection (AF/A4) Serves as USAF proponent for air advisor education and training of Engineering Civic Action Engagement Programs (ENCAP), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) support to Humanitarian Mine Actions, Exercise Related Construction (ERC), Afghanistan Infrastructure fund, and other construction activities Provides HQ USAF-level guidance and subject matter expertise for the development of engineering, logistics, maintenance, and security forces-related air advisor education and training course material Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Requirements (AF/A5/8) As the USAF OPR for SC operational planning, provides HQ USAF-level guidance on the requirements for the development of related air advisor education and training course material. Coordinates with AFSOC as required to accomplish this task.

11 AFI V1 25 JUNE Director, Studies, Analyses and Assessments (AF/A9) Provides AF/A3, AF/A5/8, and AETC with advice and guidance on the development of air advisor education and training requirements and course material related to analysis and assessment Surgeon General of the Air Force (AF/SG) Serves as USAF proponent for air advisor education and training of International Health Specialists (IHS), medical embedded training teams, medical mobile training teams, and other health professionals tasked to perform air advising activities, and coordinates with AFSOC concerning SOF-specific requirements Provides HQ USAF-level guidance and subject matter expertise for the development of medical- and health-related air advisor education and training course material, to include other service coordination on tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) skills and/or combat life saver (CLS) requirements Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs (SAF/IA) Assists in determining air advisor education and training requirements for personnel involved in SA programs and initiatives AETC/CC Serves as the lead MAJCOM for GPF air advisor education and training oversight, policy, guidance, and resourcing Coordinates with HQ USAF, SAF/IA, Joint Staff, MAJCOMs, C-MAJCOMs/C- NAFs, and other agencies to establish and validate GPF air advisor education and training requirements Air Force Security Assistance Training (AFSAT) Squadron. Coordinates with appropriate agencies to determine air advisor education and training requirements for SAF/IA-directed missions and to arrange for the completion of appropriate course material Participates in theater SC education and training working groups, as required Conducts recurring curriculum reviews with participation of key stakeholders including HQ USAF, SAF, MAJCOMs, and C-MAJCOMs/C-NAFs Approves specific GPF air advisor course syllabi and serves as the authority for granting waivers, exemptions, and interim changes to these syllabi and attendance of associated courses Develops and manages GPF air advisor education and training Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) course material, as required Captures and maintains a repository of lessons learned from GPF air advisor training and advising activities Develops and maintains training instructions for additional aircraft that are not part of the USAF inventory.

12 12 AFI V1 25 JUNE AFSOC/CC Serves as the lead MAJCOM for combat aviation advisor education and training oversight, policy, guidance, and resourcing Participates in theater SC education and training working groups, as required Serves as functional manager for the education and training of CAAs and other SOF personnel, determines CAA and other SOF personnel education and training requirements, and ensures the required education and training is accomplished Serves as the authority for granting waivers and exemptions to SOF-specific course syllabi and course attendance Develops and manages SOF air advisor education and training ADL course material, as required. Coordinates with AETC, as required, to execute this responsibility May also conduct GPF air advisor education and training after coordination with AETC in accordance with paragraph Captures and maintains a repository of lessons learned from CAA training and activities Commanders of C-MAJCOMs/C-NAFs Coordinate with the MAJCOM responsible for air advisor training and deploying organizations to determine education and training requirements for individuals/teams expected to perform air advising activities in their area of responsibility. Note: TSOCs or USSOCOM performs these actions for SOF air advisors Determine and communicate through the request for forces process when specific individuals, teams, or categories of personnel require air advisor education and training beyond the minimum requirements specified in this instruction Participate in theater SC education and training working groups, as required Inform AETC, AMC, and AFSOC training venues on the most current deployed theater equipment requirements Commanders of Supporting Commands (including AFRC and ANG) MAJCOMs providing personnel for air advising activities ensure personnel selected for air advising activities have the appropriate maturity, interpersonal skills, Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC), skill level, and air advisor training to meet mission requirements MAJCOMs may develop unique selection processes to assess, screen, and select air advisors as appropriate for mission accomplishment. See AFI V3 for more information on personnel selection and management (AFRC and ANG Only) Coordinate with AF/A1 on the implementation and maintenance of a capability to track air advisor education and training of military and USAF civilian personnel to meet direction in CJCSI

13 AFI V1 25 JUNE Unit Commander Responsibilities Squadron commanders, or designated representatives, will assist in tracking the education and training of military personnel by awarding special experience identifiers (SEI) to qualified air advisors (T-1) Eligibility for a Basic Air Advising or Advanced Air Advisor SEI is based on the completion of a formal air advisor training course, as defined in Chapter 3, and a successful air advisor mission Additional information on SEIs can be found in AFI , Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and Enlisted), the Air Force Officer Classification Directory, Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory, and the Personnel Services Delivery Guide Student Responsibilities Complete all prerequisites, such as weapons qualification and preparatory on-line coursework, IAW prerequisite guidelines (T-1) (Geographic command-specfic requirements, T-0) Adhere to air advisor education and training reporting instructions. Refer to these reporting instructions for current student equipping requirements, options, and procedures (T-1) Contractor Personnel When requesting education and training pursuant to their contract, contractor personnel follow guidance in ETCA General Procedures, Table 5.2. Prerequisites for Air Force Providing Training to Those Under Contract to USAF under Procedures Tab) (T-1).

14 14 AFI V1 25 JUNE 2015 Chapter 3 AIR ADVISOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING LEVELS 3.1. Common Training Standards for SFA Missions Common SFA Training Standards. To meet DoD requirements for SFA training, the joint community has established recommended SFA training standards, codified in a standard list of knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes (KSAAs), that consist of: (1) individualenabling tasks/skills; (2) collective-enabling tasks; and (3) developmental tasks DoD Directive , Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components, requires the Services to organize, train, and equip forces to contribute unique service capabilities to conduct SC and SFA activities The master task list (MTL) of common training standards for SFA enables the Services to accurately identify, track, manage, and certify individuals who possess all or an applicable/necessary portion of the SFA individual, collective, and developmental KSAAs Air Advisor Education and Training Standards. This instruction establishes levels of air advisor education and training consistent with applicable recommendations in the DoD s Guidance on Common Training Standards for Security Force Assistance and includes additional USAF-specific air advisor training requirements. These air advisor education and training standards provide the mechanism by which the USAF meets applicable DoD SFA training requirements Air Advisor Education and Training Levels USAF air advisors are trained at the Basic, Advanced, and CAA levels. See Table 3.1. Air Advising Education and Training Levels, for further description of each training level Basic Level. The Basic air advisor education and training level is designed for Airmen tasked to conduct advising missions with limited scope, complexity, or duration in a permissive environment. An Airman may be tasked to perform basic air advising activities in support of an expeditionary advisor team, as an augmentee to an advanced or SOF advisor team, or as a result of being assigned to a unit with a BPC/SFA MET in addition to its primary mission Regional experience and language capability are not essential to a Basic air advisor qualification. However, due to mission requirements, personnel who possess regional experience or language capability may be tasked to perform basic advisor duties when required Advanced Level. The Advanced air advisor education and training level enables Airmen to perform duties in either a permissive, uncertain, or hostile environment. Graduates possess in-depth training that incorporates additional air advisor skills, language, regional expertise, culture, planning, assessment, and force protection/fieldcraft skills. These skills prepare an air advisor to develop a partner nation s aviation enterprise and conduct more complex tasks, with a larger scope, on a more frequent basis, or for a

15 AFI V1 25 JUNE long duration. Advanced air advisors specialize in regional expertise and culture and maintain language proficiency appropriate to their operating environment. Unit commanders will ensure air advisors have an appropriate languge capability for the mission assigned (T-2). If an advisor is in a language coded billet the minimum Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) score should be no lower than a 1/1. The commander will base language requirements upon the BP/BPC/SFA Air Advisor Operations Mission Essential Task (MET) and supported theater requirements. Advanced air advisors are assigned to designated forces/units with a primary BPC/SFA MET (T-2) CAA level. The CAA education and training level meets all SFA requirements and air advisor course graduates at this level possess/demonstrate the KSAAs required to perform SOF-related air advisor duties. CAAs maintain the highest language, regional expertise, and culture proficiency per SOF-directed requirements. Table 3.1. Air Advisor Education and Training Levels Category Basic Advanced CAA Performs Performs More Description Simple/Least Complex Air Advisor Complex Air Advisor Tasks Supporting Tasks FSF AED Compatibility with Joint SFA Requirements/KSA As Graduate s Operating Environment Primacy/Frequency of Graduate s Air Advisor Duties Duration of Graduate s Air Advising Activity Minimum Level of Training Meeting Applicable SFA and USAF Standards Permissive Secondary Less Frequent Short-Medium Duty; Highest Level of Training Meeting Applicable SFA and USAF Standards Permissive, Uncertain, and/or Hostile Primary Duty; Frequent Short, Medium, Long 3.3. Air Advisor Education and Training Requirements. Performs SOF-level Complex Air Advisor Tasks SOF Level of Training Meeting SFA and USAF Standards Permissive, Uncertain, and/or Hostile Primary or Secondary Duty; Frequent Short, Medium, Long This section discusses the categories of individuals or groups required to complete air advisor education and training at differing levels The requirement for air advisor education and training is in addition to any required flying and maintenance-specific training in non-usaf aircraft Individuals who have previously performed air advisor duties may seek a waiver to these requirements IAW paragraph 2.4.4, 2.5.3, and Basic Air Advisor Education and Training. Individuals or groups in the following categories will receive Basic air advisor education and training at a minimum (T-2): IAAFA.

16 16 AFI V1 25 JUNE AAWC DLIELC, DIMO, and USAFSAM instructors tasked to deploy in an air advising capacity ANG personnel conducting air advising activities in conjunction with SPP and receiving SC-related taskings through the ANG BP Branch. Note: This requirement for education and training applies to air advising activities conducted in a partner nation AFRC personnel receiving air advising-related taskings through the AFRC Force Generation Center USAF GPF IHS, medical ETTs, medical MTTs, and other health professionals tasked to perform air advising activities Advanced Air Advisor Education and Training. Individuals or groups in the following categories will receive Advanced air advisor education and training at a minimum (T-1): Air advisors assigned to CRGs and 818 MSAS th Air Advisor Branch CRG Air Advisor Cadre Air advisors supporting contingency or combat operations (e.g., Operation ENDURING FREEDOM-Afghanistan) ETSSs USAF participants in country-specific SC programs, such as AFPAK Hands, and other Services personnel participating in similar programs Other designated air advisor forces/units, as required CAA Level Air Advisor Education and Training SOF mission enablers, such as security forces, intelligence, communications, maintenance, medical, survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE), combat control team, pararescue, and aircrew flight equipment personnel assigned to units or unit type codes (UTC) tasked to provide support to CAA Other personnel as determined by AFSOC, USSOCOM, or TSOCs Augmentees supporting air advising activities, not addressed in Basic, Advanced, or CAA air advisor education and training, require some level of training as determined by applicable theater requirements and/or the supported organizations Air Advisor Education and Training Methods Air advisor education and training may be offered in-residence at an air advisor training school or via a mobile training team at a location convenient to the customer Air Advisor Education and Training KSAAs MAJCOMs conducting air advisor education and training will develop air advisor course material that ensures graduates meet the KSAAs corresponding to each level.

17 AFI V1 25 JUNE Paragraph 3.6 (below) lists each of the KSAAs in text format. The level of knowledge required in each of these areas is consistent with the corresponding conditions and standards in the DoD Guidance on Common Training Standards for Security Force Assistance. The KSAA list is all inclusive. To determine the KSAA applicability by air advisor level and required skill, see Table 3.2: Air Advisor Education and Training Level Qualitative Requirements Determining Requirements for Air Advisor Training. The following examples are designed to describe a situation and analyze training requirements based on complexity/scope of air advisor task, operating environment, and the primary/secondary nature of the advisor duties Owning MAJCOMs will conduct a thorough analysis of the mission requirements that govern their designated air advisor unit taskings. The mission analysis will evaluate both air advisor mission complexity and the operating environment. Based on this analysis, the training requirements will be defined as either Basic, Advanced, or CAA. Personnel meeting the qualitative requirements in Table 3.2. and any additional unit- or MAJCOM-required training shall be reported as mission ready (T-3) Example analysis: Designated Air Advisor Forces/Units (primary BPC/SFA MET). A CONUS- or OCONUS-based unit has the primary task to conduct air advising activities with FSF units. These missions routinely require an air advisor to operate in a less-developed country that has no indigenous US military presence or support, and missions require FSF qualification training on a complex task. Missions could also include operational-level advising on organizing, training, and equipping FSF aviation forces. Advanced air advisors may also support the development or restructuring of the FSF aviation enterprise in accordance with theater campaign plans and overall U.S. regional strategies Designated Air Advisor Forces/Units (additional BPC/SFA MET). A theater-based USAF unit has the task to conduct routine mil-to-mil engagement in a permissive environment with a locally-based FSF unit that has similar mission and/or capability. These units have a small cadre of assigned personnel qualified as air advisors to lead and participate in partner nation engagements as an additional duty. The tasks often involve simple/basic interoperability and shared training. Advisors at this level generally do not provide qualification-level training to the FSF Expeditionary Air Advisor Forces. Expeditionary air advisors are Airmen that fill temporary duty positions as an air advisor external to their normal duties or unit of assignment. These Airmen operate for short durations in small teams, as an augmentee to a designated air advisor force/unit, or as part of a larger expeditionary air advisor unit for longer durations Air Advisor Augmentees. Airmen who support air advising activities on an as needed basis without an enduring requirement for air advisor training. Air advisor augmentees require some level of training as determined by applicable theater requirements and/or supported organization.

18 18 AFI V1 25 JUNE Air Advisor KSAAs Air Advisor KSAAs. For more detail on the specifics of each KSAA and applicable air advisor training requirements refer to DoD Memo: Guidance on Common Training Standards for Security Force Assistance. The common SFA standards are guidance, offer a set of benchmarks to identify and train Airmen to conduct SC events, and articulate to planners the capabilities and skill sets required when requesting forces. MAJCOMs may issue supplementary instructions when deemed necessary to provide for unique requirements within their organizations Individual-enabling KSAAs Qualified as an instructor in a given AFSC and/or is a graduate from an USAF-approved instructor certification course Possess regional experience at Novice or Associate competency level in accordance with CJCSI Possess Level 1 or Level 2 knowledge of Security Cooperation, Security Assistance and Foreign Military Sales IAW with Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM). andhttp:// Receive minimum of 10 hours of classroom and practical application in advisor skills, the role of the advisor, and associated complexities of working with partner nation FSFs Possess knowledge of IW Possess knowledge of insurgencies Possess knowledge of counterinsurgency (COIN) and associated Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) Possess knowledge of FID and associated TTPs Proficient and qualified in required AFSC dictated by the mission Collective-enabling KSAAs Conduct mission analysis and planning to determine roles and missions of the FSF. Conduct pre-deployment site surveys (PDSSs) and SFA planning process. Ensure familiarity with applicable U.S. and host nation laws and agreements Possess capability to conduct operational assessment of FSF capabilities Provide effective FSF development that supports partner nation government legitimacy and a credible and competent FSF Build effective air advisor teams that include selection and assignment of personnel with appropriate mix of personal skills, AFSC, and other related experience and expertise supporting effective interaction with the FSF Provide force protection and sustainment of the team, including necessary emergency action procedures for a given operating environment.

19 AFI V1 25 JUNE Be able to operate effectively with the FSF and understand how to employ intercultural communication/understanding, to include problem solving and advisor team employment metrics Conduct negotiations, mediation, and key leader engagements (KLE) with the FSF and other partner nation personnel Capable of communicating with the FSF in the native language of the partner nation at the appropriate level required for mission accomplishment. When necessary, be able to communicate through an interpreter and successfully integrate interpreters into air advising activities Maintain situational awareness and contextual understanding of the FSF. Be knowledgeable of the operating environment, including threats, social, cultural, religious, gender, geographic, and historical context Build upon current FSF capabilities and sustainable process by being familiar with the operations standards of the FSF and past activities of other U.S. SFA operations; be capable of writing and submitting after action reports at the conclusion of the mission Execute all advising actions and activities within appropriate authorized process, including information and equipment transfer, foreign disclosure, approved TTPs, and legal use of funds Establish and maintain unity of effort of the air advising mission to ensure it is in line with theater campaign plan priorities and maximizes efforts of other military, interagency, intergovernmental organizations (IGO), non-governmental organizations (NGO), and coalition force activities SFA Developmental Tasks: Organize FSF aviation units, to include all activities taken to create, improve, and integrate appropriate doctrinal principles, organizational structures, and personnel management Train FSF aviation and support personnel, to include development and execution of programs of instruction and training events Equip FSF aviation units, to include operational assessment, procurement, and integration of aviation material/equipment as well as the conduct of maintenance operations, processes, and sustainability Build/rebuild FSF aviation infrastructure, to include all activities to create, improve, and integrate facilities such as bases, communication, ranges, and training complexes Advise FSF aviation personnel by providing subject matter expertise, guidance, and counsel while carrying out assigned mission Additional USAF Requirements for Air Advisors. Note: Not all tasks are required for Basic air advisors, refer to table 3.2 for specific proficiency level requirements.

20 20 AFI V1 25 JUNE Understand current US, USAF, and GCC strategic guidance that affect air advising mission taskings Understand the principles of AED Understand how to develop executable and assessable event-level plans, training/capacity plans, and after-action reports with appropriate linkages to operational-level plans such as the COMAFFOR country plan Understand operational assessment, including how to assess progress toward the achievement of tactical-level objectives and summarize qualitative/quantitative results in an after-action report Capable of interacting with public affairs personnel; familiar with media relations Proficient at advanced weapons handling techniques and procedures Capable of conducting basic self-protection actions in uncertain or hostile environments Knowledgeable of escalation of force concepts and procedures Proficient at operating unique communication equipment essential to air advisor operations in uncertain and hostile environments Proficient at small team/unit ground tactics in an uncertain or hostile environment Proficient at vehicle rollover emergency procedures Proficient at land navigation techniques Knowledgeable of counter improvised explosives device (C-IED) TTPs, identification of unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO), explosive remnants of war (ERW), and how to react to these threats Proficient at driving fundamentals in uncertain or hostile environments Proficient at convoy operations in hostile environments Proficient at conducting operations in austere environments associated with uncertain or hostile environments Understand the fundamentals of dealing with FSF corruption including applicable U.S. policy and operations law Qualitative Requirements Table 3.2. below associates air advisor KSAAs from Paragraph 3.6. to qualitative training measures IAW AFI , Air Force Training Program, Figure A4-3. See Attachment 2 for a description of the qualitative requirements These qualitative requirements constitute the minimum standard for completing Basic, Advanced, or CAA education and training. Additional training or higher levels of proficiency may be required or gained as a result of continuation training, additional MAJCOM standards, or GCC requirements, as applicable.